How to get free paint for that GMC shop

Bob Dunahugh

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So you've built your dream of a lifetime shop/garage for your GMC. The p=
roject started off simple. You had made a budget. Then you started to thi=
nk of items to add. Must have lots of lighting. Touch plate controlled of c=
ourse. Central heat, and A/C. How about an air filtration system to keep th=
e GMC interior clean for Linda of coarse. Water, sink, water heater would b=
e nice for Linda. Again of courses. You know. Keeps the dirty hands out of=
a house sink. With water around. A strip floor drain is a must. Wouldn't w=
ant to track water in on Linda's clean floors. Right. Since the ceiling is =
13 ft tall. A car hoist is a must. As the hoist will reduce the work time. =
That way I can spend more time with Linda. Well. The side facing the house =
is sure going to be boring for Linda to look at. How about a big decorative=
window above the door. Be great if Linda could see that pretty window aft=
er sun down. I must now hang a chandelier inside from the ceiling. Now I fo=
resee another problem. Where the walls meet the ceiling is now boring. I mu=
st now put in crown molding at the ceiling for Linda to see. ( Just think a=
bout all the things that we do for our souses.) So now we're down to paying=
the $200 for the paint inside. So I went to a place that does interior pai=
nting. They have to have left over paint from jobs. I asked if they had som=
e paint left over from jobs that they needed to get rid of. YES. How much d=
o you need. I picked out colors that I thought would make a nice badge. Pic=
ked up a 5 gal container with a lid. Then dumped them all together. Love t=
he color. Still didn't get the shop back on budget though. Bob Dunahugh
 
Several years ago I took my 11,000 GVW 4 wheel trailer to a local guy to have it sand blasted. He had the equipment to pick it up and rotate in any
manner while blasting it. He asked what color paint I wanted on it when he was done. I said any color yellow, I do not care. When I picked it up it
was yellow and he there was 3 gallons of extra paint. He said he mixed up a bunch of yellow that he had around and that was the left over from other
jobs. Please take it home. Total cost was $350 for the sand blasting a cold galvanize primer, black wheels, yellow paint, and 3 gallows of extra
touch up paint.

Never try to color match it as it is a mixture of several left over brands of yellow. His company normally paints farm vehicles, bridges, water
towers, grain silos, farm buildings, anything comes along.
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Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
 
Wow Bob! Crown molding and a chandelier in your RV garage? Too fancy for MY budget!!! ;)
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Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles,
Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member